Is there anything worth reflecting on the gay parade in the eyes of students?

• "Foreword - we did it!"

First of all, the gay parade is in its 18th year, and it is an extremely rare and celebrated festival. In the past, the number of participants in the gay parade was often small, but in recent years, with the gradual rise of multi-sex and gay marriage awareness, the number of participants in the parade has also increased year by year. And this year was my "first time" to participate in the parade. Standing in the rubbing shoulders of the parade, I finally saw the most beautiful scene in the world with my own eyes. People waved colorful flags in high spirits, as if they wanted to tell each other "We did it!" loudly all the time. The corners of the happy smile could not be hidden.

During the parade, the strangers walking beside each other are no longer strange at this moment. Here, I felt a passion I had never felt before, as if we were heart-to-heart with each other, as if we were old friends who were familiar with each other, enjoying the "beauty of color" together. And we all seem to have a consensus that participating in Taiwan's important gay milestones is a matter of pride for the country from the inside out, and it really makes me feel beautiful and happy from the inside out. "I am very proud of being a Taiwanese."

• "Is the world of color really realized?"

The issue of comradeship has always been a very sensitive issue in Asian countries. Because of the Confucian culture that has been passed down since ancient times and the more conservative and closed ideas compared to European and American countries, Asian countries are generally more traditional in terms of gender issues. Taiwan is the first country in Asia where gay marriage is allowed legally. It has become a pioneer of gay marriage, and has been featured in newspapers and magazines around the world. They generously praised how Taiwan has become a leader in a "colorful world". founder of .

Although the awareness of the issue of comradeship has gradually risen in recent years, more and more people have begun to pay attention to this issue, and at the same time, more people have begun to express their support and contributions. However, in Taiwanese society, more than half of the people still disapprove and even dislike the "legalization of gay marriage". Take the previous referendum on "whether gay marriage should be legalized" as an example, in a huge stratosphere where "young people who support gays are all around", it was completely unexpected: "It turns out that nearly half of the people in Taiwan are "no". Support gay marriage”, how shocked and surprised we are in our young age!

Therefore, those of us who have obtained more resources in this society must work harder to change the Taiwanese society, which is still relatively conservative, and even the Asian society. Taiwanese society has made continuous progress in the past three decades, and it has become more and more "acceptable" to the existence of comrades. However, in folk life, there are still many people who cannot accept the intimacy of gay couples appearing "in front of their eyes". As Taiwan's first openly out of the closet, Qi Jiawei said: "I allow you to walk out on this day, but I am still not happy to see you in my life." It means that although Taiwanese society has made progress in gender awareness However, there are still many people who are unable to truly "respect" and "understand" the existence of the gay community. The gay parade has come to its eighteenth year, and we are gratified by the blossoming of the gay movement. However, while we are gratified and moved, we still have several aspects that need to be considered and discussed.

• "Have comrades been generally respected and understood by Taiwanese society?" In fact, the answer is obviously "no".

Although Taiwan is already a country with high gender awareness in Asia, and people are more accepting of the "existence" of gender diversity and homosexuality, there are still many people who cannot "really accept" the behavior and interaction of gay partners or multi-sex people. They will be viewed with strange and contemptuous eyes. Here is an example of this move. I was sitting on a MRT chair a while ago and saw two male classmates in front of me getting close to each other. After chatting more and more happily, I couldn’t help hugging each other. The one standing next to the young couple Middle-aged men gave them a quick "inexplicable" look; some older passengers couldn't help but take a few more glances, or even stare at them with a decidedly unfriendly look Look. Thankfully, the couple wasn't intimidated or intimidated by the extra scrutiny and were still happily clinging to each other, as if the two of them were the only ones left in the world. It can be seen from this that there are still all kinds of "discrimination" and "unfriendliness" in this society, constantly surrounding gays and multi-sex people. "Understanding" will still appear in most people in society. Therefore, what we should do is not just "accept", but try to learn to truly "respect" and "understand" the meaning of gender regardless of you and me from the heart.

Furthermore, we can say that Taiwanese society has learned about the existence of homosexuality and gender diversity. The scary thing is that many people only allow these "minorities" to take to the streets at certain times, and they allow these "minorities" Avoidable” time and place, but when I see more and more of these “minority groups”, I will show disgust or even disgust. This is a country that seems to have a colorful world, but in fact there are still great challenges to face and work hard.

• "Uncensored world, what is the beauty of adulthood?"

The theme of this gay parade is "The Beauty of Adulthood" - celebrating the 18-year-old gay parade, its main appeal and goal is to hope that the public can "really understand and respect" their existence, and no longer regard them as a "special community" , not "them", but "we". Gay and multi-sex should not be considered "special groups", they are just like us, but differ in terms of sexuality and gender identity. There are bound to be differences between people, big and small, so why should we exclude gays and multi-sex people from "us"? I think it's very unfair for gays and multi-sex people to be able to have such a huge amount of exclusion and dissimilarity just by being different.

The increasingly diverse gender consciousness has also brought about the emergence of the term "uncoded world", which refers to a society that completely eliminates all kinds of gender stereotypes, sexism, gender bias, class and ethnic discrimination, etc... ., all kinds of incorrect stereotypes and discrimination will be eliminated one by one, and the "uncoded world" will become a world without any dark corners at all. Of course, the concept of a "codeless world" is extremely difficult to implement, and it will take hundreds to thousands of years to achieve, but what we can do at this stage is to do our best to slowly reverse and change the various invisible prejudices in society, Discrimination and stereotypes, from family members around to people to wider communities and groups. "The World Without Code" is a long-term goal and dream that we are pursuing, and it is also an important concept that this gay parade - the beauty of adults wants to tell the public. more beautiful and kinder.